Product Description
OFFICIAL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLOTH EMBROIDERED PATCH FROM THE COOPERSTOWN COLLECTION PRODUCED BY WILLABEE & WARD. PATCH IS SEALED IN PLASTIC ON ORIGINAL FACT CARD. FACT CARD MEASURES 9" X 12". PATCH DETAILS : THROWBACK LOGO 1945 RUPTURED DUCK JERSEY SLEEVE PATCH. In 1945, former servicemen Peanuts Lowrey, Paul Gillespie and Mickey Livingston of the Chicago Cubs & Red Ruffing of the New York Yankees were each allowed to wear a special honorable discharge patch, affectionately known as the "ruptured duck" on their sleeve. Though other clubs discussed the idea, apparently no other players donned these patches. APPROX. SIZE : 3 1/8" X 4 1/4". PATCH IS SEALED ON ORIGINAL CARD, MINT CONDITION. SHIPPING & HANDLING IS $ 2.95 IN USA.